Knitwise vs Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knitwise
This knitting companion helps you track rows and stitches without ads or login. It keeps the screen active while dimming to save battery, allowing one-tap counting and swipe-to-reset functionality. Future updates will include pattern input and side indicators.
- Ad-free tracking
- No login required
- Automatic screen dimming
- One-tap row/stitch increase
- Swipe to reset counter
- Pattern input (coming soon)
- Right/Wrong side indicators (coming soon)
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Keep track of rows and stitches without ads or logging in. No need to unlock your phone between rows, Knitwise automatically stays open but dims the screen to save battery. Tap anywhere to increase the count, swipe down to reset. That’s it. Make beautiful things, use beautiful tools. Coming soon: - Easily input your pattern and we’ll remind you what’s next - Right / Wrong side indicators - Silence notifications for uninterrupted stitching
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
Design custom cross-stitch and needlepoint patterns from scratch or by importing images. Features include a vast color palette, image effects, and a mark-up tool to track your progress. Easily export and organize your creations.
- Import images for pattern creation
- Over 400 colors available
- Image effect slider for reproduction
- Color replacement tool
- Mark-up tool for progress tracking
- Export patterns to phone library
- Organize patterns with folders
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Cross Stitch Pattern Maker is your new app to create and design x-stitch, needlepoint, or patterns and canvas. Its minimalist design and user-friendly interface make the cross stitch pattern creation very easy. Import an image or start from scratch to design your first pattern. At any point, you can resize the pattern, change the background color, replace a color, or edit the background image. With our image effect slider, you can directly transform a background image to make it easier to reproduce as a cross-stitch model. The app contains more than 400 colors to choose from. Once finished, use the mark-up tool to keep track of your progress when stitching your new pattern. You can also export your pattern to your phone images to share it easily. Help and tutorials will guide you in your first steps within the cross stitch Pattern Maker app. What are you waiting for... let's create your first pattern! Happy stitching! Cross Stitch Pattern Maker key points: --------------------------------------- x - Dark and Light modes x - 400+ Colors to create amazing cross stitch patterns x - Cross Stitch Mark-up tool x - Image importer with opacity and cross stitch effect converter x - Color Replacement x - Background color picker x - Help and tutorial to learn how to use the app x - Export to your phone photo library x - Folders to organize your pattern by in-progress / finished x - Create patterns up to 200x200 stitches x - Ideal for x-stitch, needlepoint or crossstitch / cross stitch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knitwise at 100% against Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's 37%. Knitwise also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Cross Stitch Pattern Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Knitwise asks for nothing beyond the download.
Knitwise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Stitch Pattern Maker has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Knitwise's written reviews are positive against 37% of Cross Stitch Pattern Maker's.
| Parameter | Knitwise | Cross Stitch Pattern Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tortuga Inc. | Sylvain Huon |
Customer experience
Knitwise
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
In-app purchases
Knitwise
No in-app purchases
Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
- Pro Version$3.99
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